我的理解是你可以先申請8W的SDI,然後6W的Paid Family Leave (to bond with your new born).然後再申請UI.申請UI的條件是你必須可以工作並在ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A JOB.
http://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/State_Disability_Insurance_(SDI)_Eligibility.htm
enjoy your new born!! Everything might work out better than you thought :)